Nay Pyi Taw November 18
As “standard” of an armed force is obedience and good discipline, servicemen need to behave good soldier. Only when individuals have good discipline, obedience and dutifulness, will military units be capable. The whole Tatmadaw will have combat power and capability and will be reliable of the people and the State. As such, individuals need to try hard to have firm concept to be good servicemen, said Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at a meeting with officers, other ranks and families of Tachilek Station under Triangle Region Command at the station hall today.
Present at the meeting together with the Senior General were his wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and their wives, Commander of Triangle Region Command Maj-Gen Khin Hlaing and wife.
In his speech, the Senior General said that efforts are being made to build the Tatmadaw to be able to keep abreast of armed forces from international community. The Tatmadaw is being facilitated with powerful and capable defence equipment in conformity with the changing era. At present, better defence capability could be built for the Tatmadaw with plans for further improvement.
The Senior General continued to say that education promotion tasks were undertaken with the aim of turning out well-versed human resources from servicemen, families, dependents and offspring and ensuring development of living standard. Opportunities were created for enabling servicemen and wives who were weak in education due to various reasons to continue learning education as of 2012-2013 academic year. Prizes were awarded to outstanding persons. In addition, winners in the State level poem and literary contests were awarded. The outstanding personnel in literary and sports arenas were promoted their ranks in accord with the rules.
As leaders are striving for providing fulfilment to some degree, servicemen must try hard to be Tatmadaw members with obedience to military disciplines and orders. They have to know and continuously maintain the endeavours of the Tatmadaw which dutifully performed existence and strengthening of independence and sovereignty of the State in the national politic sector along its history. Moreover, as it is necessary to shape a good future for new generation servicemen who will shoulder the duties, all servicemen need to strive for having behaviors to be capable and powerful Tatmadaw and good soldier in unison.
The Senior General presented foodstuffs and personal goods produced by Tatmadaw factories for officers, other ranks and families of Tachilek Station through Comman-der of Tachilek Station Brig-Gen Aye Min Oo while Daw Kyu Kyu Hla gave cash award for the station maternal and child welfare association to the wife of Tactical Operations Commander of the station.
Afterwards, the Senior General and party viewed round regiments and units in Tachilek Station in a motorcade.
